OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Environmental Remediation Liability

The Utility’s environmental remediation liability is primarily included in non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is comprised of the following:

	Balance at
(in millions)	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Topock natural gas compressor station	$	382	$	369
Hinkley natural gas compressor station	143		146
Former manufactured gas plant sites owned by the Utility or third parties (1)	586		520
Utility-owned generation facilities (other than fossil fuel-fired),   other facilities, and third-party disposal sites (2)	115		111
Fossil fuel-fired generation facilities and sites (3)	116		137
Total environmental remediation liability	$	1,342	$	1,283

⁽¹⁾ Primarily driven by the following sites: Vallejo, San Francisco East Harbor and Outside East Harbor, Napa, Beach Street, San Francisco North Beach.

⁽²⁾ Primarily driven by the Geothermal landfill and Shell Pond site.

⁽³⁾ Primarily driven by the San Francisco Potrero Power Plant.